Attention Points for April's Rainy Weather Rose Maintenance
Let me introduce some small experiences in rose maintenance during the April rainy days. Let's have a look together!
Roses are blooming one after another these days. When roses are beautifully blooming, it's the most restless time for rose lovers, especially after seeing a long string of "rain" in the weather forecast. The whole person feels bad, wondering "What should I do with my flowers when it rains?" "Will the flowers be scattered by the rain?" "Will roses get sick?" So, what should we pay attention to in rose maintenance during rainy days? How to extend the blooming period of roses? I will give you a simple summary of the things that need to be paid attention to in rose maintenance this month.
Attention Points for April's Rainy Weather Rose Maintenance
In spring, April is a rainy month. When maintaining roses, it is recommended that you pay special attention to the following details. If ignored, it is likely that the fruits of a year's hard work will be lost.
1. Pay Attention to Avoiding Water Shortage
There is a lot of rain in April, so many rose friends will ignore the watering. They think there is no sun or it's drizzling, so roses will not be short of water and they can be lazy.
In fact, rainy days are very deceptive. Sometimes we think that roses will not be short of water, but in fact, they are already short of water. As soon as a little sun comes out, roses will immediately show symptoms of water shortage, such as wilting. If you happen to be at work or out and don't notice it in time, you may find it at dusk, and the flowers on the whole tree may wither prematurely due to drought, and flower buds may also be affected.
Many rose friends may wonder why roses droop when the soil surface is still wet. Is it really short of water?
If it has been cloudy or drizzling before, then don't doubt, water immediately, water a lot of water, even at noon, you should not hesitate to water. If you wait until dusk to water, it may cause irreversible losses.
Because now the branches and leaves of roses are lush, when it's drizzling, most of the rain is blocked by the leaves and does not fall directly on the potting soil. Therefore, although the surface of the potting soil looks moist, in fact, the inside of the potting soil is relatively dry. Once the sun comes out, the rapid transpiration of roses will lead to symptoms of water shortage such as drooping flower buds and withered tender branches. Therefore, during rainy days, watering must be paid special attention.
Attention Points for April's Rainy Weather Rose Maintenance
2. Pay Attention to Continuous Topdressing
Many rose friends feel sorry and disappointed when their rose flowers are soaked by rain. In fact, there is no need. They should know that most of the roses in spring are multi-bud, only individual early-flowering varieties or larger buds are blooming now, and there are many smaller buds waiting to bloom around Labor Day.
As the saying goes, "The big head is behind," so it is very important to continue topdressing roses at this time to ensure that all the small buds can bloom normally.
On sunny or cloudy days, you can directly apply potassium dihydrogen phosphate fertilizer to the roots. If it's rainy, it's even simpler. Just sprinkle potassium dihydrogen phosphate directly. It's fine to sprinkle 30g for ground planting, and for pot planting, you can sprinkle 3-5g evenly around a 2-gallon pot. The fertilizer will enter the soil with the rain and be absorbed by the roses.
Roses with sufficient phosphorus and potassium will bloom particularly large. This year, Green Plant Enthusiast Net only applied potassium dihydrogen phosphate fertilizer three times to Abraham, but the flowers this year are much larger than previous years, reaching directly 15cm, really bigger than faces. If you have time, it is recommended that you still keep up with phosphorus and potassium fertilizers.
3. Pay Attention to Avoiding Rain and Preventing Diseases
If you have few roses and feel sorry for them to be soaked by rain, we can take some protective measures. Pot roses should be moved to a place where they can't be rained on, and ground roses can be covered with plastic film or umbrellas to temporarily avoid rain. When the rain stops and it's cloudy or sunny, immediately spray a comprehensive fungicide with carbendazim and pyraclostrobin to kill and prevent diseases.
4. Pay Attention to Trimming Withered Flowers in Time
In late April, some early-flowering rose varieties and individual early runners have shown signs of withered flowers. Attention should be paid to trimming them in time. Do not let withered flowers hang on the branches and get rained on, as this can easily cause grey mold and infect other flowers and buds. Moreover, withered flowers will also consume the nutrients of roses, and some roses will even form seeds. The consumption of nutrients is very high, which is a huge waste and not conducive to the growth and reblooming of roses. If you want to see systematic rose maintenance knowledge, you can read the book "How to Raise Roses from Scratch" written by Green Plant Enthusiast Net.
The above sharing is the full text of the attention points for rose maintenance during April's rainy days. I hope it can help you, and at the same time, I hope everyone will visit Green Plant Enthusiast Net more to see more green plant and flower experience knowledge!